Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants

So once again I am going with a movie that was based on a book.

 

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants was made in 2005, and it was based on the novel The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by Ken Kwapis and written by Delia Ephron. The film introduces its protagonists as general types, but quickly grants them space to become interesting and complicated. The movie is about learning to appreciate what's in front of you as well as new experiences. But their most important lesson has to do with their mutual support and affection, which lasts over time. A quintessential coming of age movie for girls

The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants follows four high school girlfriends who are spending their summer apart they vow to keep in touch by way of a pair of blue jeans that magically fits all their different body sizes perfectly. They mail the jeans to one another, along with letters to keep up with what's happening in each other's lives.

Lena (Alexis Bledel) is shy and quiet, on her way to visit relatives in Greece; Tibby (Amber Tamblyn) is an aspiring documentary-maker resents being stuck working at a local Wal-Mart-type store; resident golden girl Bridget (Blake Lively) is dealing with her mom's suicide and a distant father as she heads to soccer camp in Mexico; and young writer Carmen (America Ferrera) goes to North Carolina to visit with her long-absent father, Al (Bradley Whitford), who announces he's about to marry Lydia (Nancy Travis), whose two blond teens seem complete opposites of Carmen.

 During their vacations, they explore their emerging sense of independence, while figuring out how to maintain relationships with their families and with each other, and each girl learns a valuable life lesson.

 The film's depiction of loyalty and loss, especially as each of the girls loses something precious, is wonderfully done and it shows that the girls also each gains experience and faith in herself and her best friends. How do you support your friends when they feel sad or angry? How can you be mad at someone but also, at the same time, still love him or her? How can loss also be an occasion for learning, sharing, and emotional maturation?